Biographical Notes
2009 Certificate IV in Interactive Digital Media – 3D Animation, Ultimo TAFE, Sydney.
2006 Diploma of Make-Up and Special Effects, 3 Arts & Technology of Make-Up College, Sydney.
2005 Certificate IV of Make-Up, 3 Arts & Technology of Make-up College, Sydney.
2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts, COFA –University of New South Wales, Sydney.
Awards & Exhibitions
2025 Works On Paper Prize 2025, Finalists Exhibition 09.01.25 – 26.01.25, The SHAC Gallery, Southern Highlands
2024 Hornsby Art Prize 2024, Finalists Exhibition 25.10.24 – 10.11.24, Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Sydney
2024 Europ Art Fair Amsterdam, Digital Exhibition, 06.09.24 – 08.09.24, Amsterdam
2024 Spring Flower Show Sydney 2024, Group Exhibition, 07.09.24 – 29.09.24, Artsite Contemporary Gallery, Sydney
2024 Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award, finalist exhibition, 13th – 30th July, Lethbridge Gallery QLD
2024 68th Blake Prize, finalist’s exhibition at Casula Powerhouse, 11.05.23 – 07.07.24, Sydney
2024 Small Works Art Prize 2024, Brunswick Street Gallery, 06.01.24 – 19.01.24, Fitzroy Melbourne
2024 Blacktown City Art Prize, finalist’s exhibition at Blacktown Arts Centre, 16.01.23 – 05.04.24, Sydney
2023 Buy or Cry, Group Exhibition at Sol Gallery- Fitzroy Melbourne, 13.12.23 – 26.12.23, Fitzroy Melbourne
2023 12th Prospect Portrait Prize, Finalists Exhibition, Newmarch Gallery – 08.12.23 – 12.01.24, Adelaide
2023 WINNER of the Sculpture Award, Hornsby Art Prize 2023, Exhibition 20.10.23 - 05.11.23, Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Sydney
2023 Featured Sculpture at the Affordable Art Fair Melb, ,Royal Exhibition Building Melbourne, 31st Aug – 3rd Sep
2023 Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award, finalist exhibition, 17 – 27th June, Paddington QLD
2023 57th International Artavita Online Art Contest WINNER, published in 12th issue of World Wide Art Magazine, California -May 2023
2023 SOL Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Fitzroy, Melbourne 12.04.23 – 23.04.23-
2023 Artistic Excellence Award Certificate, Circle Foundation for the Arts-, International Award 03.23
2023 Collectors Art Prize WINNER 2023 Contemporary Art Curator Magazine in Collab with Contemporary Art Collectors Platform. International Art Prize Award and Exhibition – 01.04 – 01.09.2023
2022 It’s a Small World Sculpture Exhibition, Finalist Exhibition, Newstead Arts Hub VIC,
2022 Bluethumb Art Prize 2022 , Finalists Online Exhibition 01.10.22- 21.11.22
2022 Gosford Art Prize , Finalists Exhibition 20.08- 23.10,Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford
2022 The Brick Lane Gallery, ‘Art In Mind’ Group Exhibition 17.08 - 28.08 London, UK
2022 Monat Gallery, ‘Hidden Treasures’Group Exhibition 04.07 - 04.08 Madrid, Spain
2022 Galeria Azur, CITERE Exhibition11.06 - 06.07, Berlin
2022 Remagine Art Prize 2022 Finalists Exhibition 27.05 - 12.06,,Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre Hornsby, Sydney
2022 Van Gogh Art Gallery, Group Exhibition 04.03 - 14.03 Madrid, Spain
2022 Van Gogh Art Gallery, Group Exhibition 04.03 - 14.03 Madrid, Spain
2021 IAVA Group Exhibition , Clifton School of Arts- Dec, Clifton
2021 Prospect Portrait Prize Finalists Exhibition Newmarch Gallery, Dec-Jan 2022, Adelaide
2021 Nan Tien Art Gallery, Group Exhibition, Dec-March, Nan Tien Institute Wollongong 2022
2021Gosford Art Prize, Finalists Exhibition Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford
2021,DE.MO Lifestyle International Art Exhibition, M.A.D.S Gallery, Virtual Exhibitions, Milan, Italy & Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
2021,International Contemporary Art Fair, Luxembourg 2021, VAN GOGH Art Gallery. Representation at Art Fair by Van Gogh Art Gallery. 17th - 19th Sept, Luxembourg
2021,VAN GOGH Art Gallery. Representation and Exhibition at VAN GOGH Art Gallery. Sept - Dec 2021, Madrid, Spain
2021,Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, Display in the finalist’s shop window exhibition at Toorak Village, Melbourne
2021,Project Contemporary Artspace, Group Exhibition, Wollongong
2021, S E L F, Group Exhibition at off the Kerb Gallery, Collingwood Melbourne
2021,Contemporary Art Gallery Online, Awarded 3rd Place- 2021 ALL Woman Artist Competition, finalists online exhibit -March
2021 Art By Design Twelve Kinokuniya, The Wedge Gallery group Exhibition, February, Sydney
2021 Shifting Realities, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy Melbourne - Group Exhibition, 29th January – 14th February 2021
2021 Brunswick Street Gallery, Exhibition in the Small Works Art Prize 2021, Melbourne
2020 Blacktown City Art Prize, Finalist’s Exhibition at Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney
2020 Gosford Art Prize 2020, Finalists Exhibition Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford
2020 WINNER of the Curator’s Choice Award, Group Exhibition at Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong
2019 Art Olympia International Art Competition, Honourable mention, Tokyo
2019 Into The Dreamscape, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy Melbourne, Solo Exhibition 22nd Nov - 4th Dec
2019 Art By Design Twelve Kinokuniya, The Wedge Gallery group Exhibition, July, Sydney
2019 Brunswick Street Gallery, Exhibition in the Small Works Art Prize 2019, Melbourne
2019 Imagined, Contemporary Art Awards - Online Group Exhibition, June
2019
Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, Display in the finalist’s shop window exhibition at Toorak Village, Melbourne
2019
Bayside Arts Festival 2019, Inclusion in the finalist’s outdoor exhibition at Cook Park, Kyeemagh
2018
Contemporary Art Gallery Online, Finalist in the ‘All Woman’ art competition
2018
Unreal Reality, Contemporary Art Awards - Online Solo Exhibition, October
2017 WINNER of the Packers Pick Award 2017, Prospect Portrait Prize Finalists Exhibition Prospect Gallery, Adelaide
2017 3D Works Honourable Mention Hornsby Art Prize Finalists Exhibition, Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Sydney
2017 Northern Beaches Art Prize, Inclusion in the finalist’s exhibition at Warringah Creative Space, Sydney
2016 - 2017 Blacktown City Art Prize, Inclusion in the finalist’s exhibition at Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney
2016 Hornsby Art Prize, Inclusion in the finalist’s exhibition at Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Sydney
2016 Yering Station Sculpture Awards 2016, Inclusion in the finalist’s exhibition at Yering Station Gallery, Melbourne
2016 Warringah Art Prize 2016 Exhibition, Inclusion in the finalist’s exhibition at Warringah Creative Space, Sydney
2015 WINNER of the Contemporary Art Awards 2015, Contemporary Art Awards, Brisbane.
2015 Island Salon at Underbelly Arts Festival 2015, Sculpture Installation, Cockatoo Island, Sydney
Published Media
2023 AATONAU Art Blog Feature Article, 16th Dec, Japan
https://aatonau.com/lauri-smith-a-surreal-journey-through-art-and-dreams/
2023 Spotlight Contemporary Art Magazine- Issue 35, pg 84
2023 The Faces of Peace Art Book, - published May 2023, pg 33
2023 World Wide Art Magazine Issue 12, published May 2023, pg 85
2023 Art Almanac, April 2023, pg75. Solo Exhibition listing SOL Gallery Melb.
2023 Artist Close Up Contemporary Art Magazine Feature Issue #5, April 2023 pg2
2022 Anthology V 2022, Madrid Edition. International Art Book, National Library of Spain pg 290,291,292,293.
2021 Art Edit Magazine, March 2021, pg146.
2016 Art Almanac, February 2016, pg127.
Rees, J. 2016. Contemporary Art Awards: Finalist Exhibition 2015. 23 January-23 June 2016, Contemporary Art Awards, Brisbane, Queensland.
2016. Dreamed Visions, Contemporary Art Awards, March 2016
http://www.contemporaryartawards.com/#!art-practice-reviews/c83i.